Type P control

Conductor

Soft annealed, flexible stranded tinned copper acc. to IEEE 1580 Table 11; 19 strands in all three sizes.

Insulation

Cross-linked, flame-retardant polyolefin (XLPO), acc. to IEEE 1580 Type P and UL 1309 / CSA 245 Type X110.

Core identification

Colour code acc. to IEEE 1580 Table 22: coloured cores up to and including 37 conductors, black cores with printed numbers above 37.

Sheath

Black, arctic-grade, flame-retardant thermoset compound, resistant to oil, drilling mud, abrasion, chemicals and sunlight.

Armour (B and BS)

Basket-weave wire braid of bronze; tinned copper on request.

Outer sheath (BS)

Black, arctic-grade, flame-retardant thermoset compound over the armour, resistant to oil, drilling mud, abrasion, chemicals and sunlight. Sheath resistant to ester-based drilling mud acc. to NEK 606 on request.

Rated voltage Uo/U

0.6/1 kV.

Standard

IEEE 1580 Type P; UL 1309 / CSA 245 Type X110; conductors acc. to IEEE 1580 Table 11.

Max. conductor temperature

+110 °C.

Classification society ratings

ABS +100 °C; DNV, Lloyd’s Register and Transport Canada +95 °C.

Cold resistance

Passes the CSA cold bend test (−40 °C) and cold impact test (−35 °C).

Flame-retardant

Acc. to IEC 60332-3 Category A and IEEE 1202.

Hazardous areas

Class I Division 1 and Zone 1 in the armoured and sheathed version (BS) only, terminated with fittings listed for the location (NEC Article 337).

Approvals

ABS, DNV, Lloyd’s Register, Transport Canada and United States Coast Guard; UL and CSA listed as marine shipboard cable.

Reaction to fire (CPR)

Outside the scope of EN 50575 (offshore and shipboard cable).

Min. bending radius, unarmoured

6 × outer diameter (IEEE 45).

Min. bending radius, armoured (B and BS)

8 × outer diameter (IEEE 45).

Three versions

Dimensions and weight per version

Nominal manufacturer values, with a manufacturing tolerance of ±5%. The equivalent c.s.a. per size is the manufacturer’s value for its stranded conductor, not the nominal AWG cross-section (18 AWG: 19 strands of 0.0100 inch, 0.96 mm²; nominal 0.82 mm²). In a few sizes the diameters or weights on the sheet do not rise consistently with the size or the number of cores. We reproduce the values as published.

Conductor data per size

AC resistance at 60 Hz.

16 AWG (1.32 mm²)

14 AWG (2.08 mm²)

12 AWG (3.3 mm²)

Current ratings from the datasheet. At +110 °C and +100 °C to IEEE Std 45, at 45 °C ambient with a single layer of cables per hanger; for two layers multiply by 0.8. At +95 °C to Table 4/3C.10 of the 1997 ABS MODU rules, also at 45 °C. The classification society decides which column applies: ABS allows +100 °C; DNV, Lloyd’s Register and Transport Canada allow +95 °C. The four-core ratings assume that one conductor carries no normal current, such as an earthed neutral or an earth conductor. In free air the IEEE Std 45 values may be divided by 0.85.